Mikayla 1 year ago
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“Cuir Sauvage” - New Unisex Perfume by Edeniste With Leathery and Aromatic Notes
by perfumer Aurélien Guichard, Edeniste presents its new fragrance "Cuir Sauvage" for men and women, which is intended to have a positive effect on well-being. While an intense spicy combination of star anise, Jamaica thyme oil and saffron start the fragrance, iris root, powder and rose come together in the heart notes. Woody leather and animalic...
GeorgeReid 2 years ago
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Spray and Pray Interlude 02: What to Do After Hearing "You Smell Like My Relative/Ex"
decide to attend a celebration at a nightclub. You want to smell incredible. You act with prudence and select a bottle people compliment, or perhaps you own a modest collection and apply your finest scented liquid. The scent you chose is also popular. For example, as a man, you decide to spray Sauvage, Aventus, or Bleu de Chanel. As a woman,...
Parfumo 5 years ago
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How should James Bond smell? Interview with the publisher of the CHAP-magazine Gustav Temple
When we became a couple, I wanted to give her this perfume for Christmas. Since then I always give it to her for Christmas (laughs). But then she wanted to buy me a scent. And that's how we started. I mean, there are a million ways to start. So I started with the classic male fragrances like "Eau Sauvage" by Dior, which...
sebjar 6 years ago
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My Favorite Spring Scents 2018 | My Top 20 Spring Fragrances
and a few are targeted to women but all the fragrances featured in this are unisex enough for both men and women to wear. Which fragrances are you wearing this spring?The fragrances I speak about in this video, not in the below order are:Byredo Bal D'AfriqueAmouage Lyric ManChanel Bleu De Chanel Eau De parfumImaginary Authors Saint JulepDunhill IconTauer Perfumes Orange...
jtd 9 years ago
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The Fougère Project
in "hybrids" as a subcategory of fragrance, although I've encountered very few true-blue hybrids. The most commonly mentioned one in my circle is Z-14. It's classified as a leathery/fresh chypre by the H&R but some formulas have a more pronounced lavender note than others (oakmoss versions by EA seem to tune that note up a hair, but only slightly). @jtd - actually I 90% agree with your last statement,...
jtd 9 years ago
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Flanker Strategies
perfumes (the Golds, the Jubilations) and the let-downs (Honour Man).‘Unisex' tends to mean ‘neither’ more than ‘either’ or ‘both’, but it is an alternative. When it does succeed, the unisex approach can work intentionally (Bvlgari Black) or inadvertently (Guerlain Vetiver, Dior Eau Sauvage). The gender binary works best when the perfumer perverts it. Fracas and Bandit, Femme/Butch...
jtd 9 years ago
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Mario Valentino Ocean Rain (1990) or, On Diorissimo: Edmond Roudnitska's Manifesto
made for the Italian luxury leather shoe and accessories firm Mario Valentino. It was released in 1990. It braids together ideas present in Roudnitska’s earlier works. It comments on the hygeine/human line drawn in his earlier masculine offerings Rochas Moustache and Christian Dior Eau Sauvage. It has a chilly freshness. Where Eau...
GothicHeart 9 years ago
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How to tame a sa(u)vage...
news hit me with the same severity they hit me everytime I hear that a legendary fragrance must be modernly reinterpreted, no matter what. This time it was Eau Sauvage's turn. As a silent watcher who has seen tenths of magnificent fragrances destroyed for no apparent reason, I thought I knew beforehand all the "arguments" that Dior was going to use. I was wrong. This time the shameless...
jtd 11 years ago
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SoCal winter, addendum.
Usually wear a big, warm amber in winter? Try this. Chill on Frost. Equipage's refined, quiet sister. Kiehl's Original Musk blend No 1. Armpits under layers of sweaters. Atelier Cologne Rose Anonyme. Eau de cologne on the rocks. Eau Sauvage Parfum. Not particularly wintery, not particularly...
Ronin 12 years ago
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Of Gardens, Desire and Fragrance - Visiting Abderrazzak Benchaâbane
trends and requirements of the market; however, he is very interested in other creations made by other perfumers and studies them with his nose. This sort of communication is very important for him and a source of inspiration. We asked for his favorite perfumes of other perfumers. His top 3 are: “Eau Sauvage” as a fundamental classic, “Terre...